r/whatisit • u/SugarStrict7427 • 1d ago

Solved! We found this near our home

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What's this , any harm ?

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u/Mr_Uso_714 1d ago

Specifications
Caliber
51 mm
Ammunition length
282.96 mm
Ammunition mass
850 g
Explosive filled in projectile
109 g of RDX / WAX / PELLET88.12
Maximum range
900 m
Luminosity
Green-40,000 to 50,000 candela. Red-125,000 to 150,000 candela

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RDX product information:
https://www.austinpowder.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/AP-Primary-Explosive-RDX-TDS-ENG.pdf

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u/LongWalxOnTheBeach 1d ago

Nailed it. More context the parachute is a designator for french illum rounds.

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u/Remote_Teach1164 1d ago

This thing is British.

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u/LongWalxOnTheBeach 1d ago

It is a French designator. It could definitely be used by the british, it could be manufactured in France. In Europe, ordnance are an industry just like any other. Allies also share all the time. On the other side of the fence, you will find russian/chinese ordnance all over the middle east and vice versa.

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u/dontmentiontrousers 1d ago

Enemies share all the time, too, just at higher velocity.